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100 1 $aColley, David.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85025517
245 10 $aBlood for dignity :$bthe story of the first integrated combat unit in the U.S. Army /$cDavid Colley.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bSt. Martin's Press,$c2003.
300 $axv, 224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [213]-218) and index.
520 1 $a"Blood for Dignity is the tale of a fascinating and little-known piece of World War II American history, seen through the eyes of 5th Platoon, K Company, 394th Regiment, 99th Division - the first black unit integrated with a white infantry company since the Revolutionary War. David P.
520 8 $aColley paints an absorbing, combat-heavy portrait of these African-American and white men fighting together for their country - a historic event whose resonance would be felt for generations, and whose lesson would be transposed onto American society, shattering myths and destroying assumptions that had haunted blacks for years.".
520 8 $a"The integration of African-American platoons with white combat units at the tail end of World War II almost didn't happen. But with the pressing need for more troops and the vision of men such as Dwight Eisenhower, black soldiers who only wanted to fight for their country were finally given the opportunity in March of 1945. The performance of these soldiers laid to rest the accepted white attitude of a century and a half that African-Americans were cowardly and inferior fighters.
520 8 $aIn fact, they proved to be just the opposite." "From basic training in the Deep South to hard labor in Europe, these men traveled a long and difficult road before they could take up arms for their country. The 5th of K finally saw combat at the Remagen Bridgehead as they fought side by side with white soldiers, driving back a dangerous German army in 1945.".
520 8 $a"Thanks to in-depth interviews with many of those who fought in and alongside the 5th of K, author David P. Colley mixes the horrors of war with the intensely personal in a way that brings us close to the brave men of this platoon - a group of soldiers whom readers will come to know and admire and not soon forget."--BOOK JACKET.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy.$bInfantry Regiment, 394th.$bCompany K.$bPlatoon, 5th$xHistory.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xAfrican Americans.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85148278
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy$xAfrican American troops$xHistory$y20th century.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xRegimental histories$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008113864
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$xCampaigns$zGermany.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh92002012
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